Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-30
SPORTING.
BASE BALL.

other member OF the team.
The new rules, so Bushong says, VIII
cause mis- batting record to drop. wen,
the distance won't hurt it much.
The Association is catching 1t on all
sides at the present time for It's Hardness
in adopting the guarantee system.
John Glasscock does not appreciate tAe
idea of going to Indianapolis IN case that
city secures the MarOons' franchise
The Detroits don't intend to allow an
other accident like that of last season m
peril their chances for the pennant. They
are out for another pitcher, and by all De-
| troit and Watkins they will get him.
Harry Wright says the person who la
bors under the impression that runners
will be able under the new rules" TO
walk around the bases, will find them
selves greatly mistaken. 1t Will be no
such snap.
The rumor is now going the rounds that
the end of 1887 will see Cincinnati an ap-
plicant for a position in the League, with
the understanding that Sunday games will
be allowed. It's unnecessary TO say that
it is only n rumor.
The Philadelphia club wouldn't think
of quibbling over a dollar or two in the
way of purchasing some MaroOns players,
either.
The Western League will have n regular
staff of umpires the coming season, who
will receive Sl25 per month and their car
fare.
johnson, of the Bostons, was the cham
pion fly catcher of the League last year,
capturing iorty-six more of them than any
other player.
The Louisville team is one of the most
remarkable in the country. Although one
of the cheapest in the profession and COM
posed for the most part of native players,
il holds its own with the leaders i'll the
championship race season after season.
o. p. Caylor has retired from the Gin
cinnati Commercial gazette, and after q
brief soiourn in the South, will take up
his residence in the East. The Cincin-
natl club loses one of its stauncheSt sup
porters and the city one of the ablest OF
writers.
There are five strong base ball organiZa-
tions this year besides the League and the
Association. They are the international
Association, the Southern League, the
Northwestern League, the Western League
and the New England League, embracing
thirty-six clubs. They do not include
the Eastern League and the many State
Leagues.
The Detroit club will not be able an
other season to pay the salaries they have
been in the habit of doing the past season.
or two. SO much for the guarantee sys-
TEN.
New Workers now figure out that the
League club of that place will suffer more
than any other team in that organization
by abolishing the high and low ball.
Charles Griffin and John Jackson, the
crack battery of the Cleveland COlOred
League club, will he the youngest battery
in the organization. Griffin is said TO he Il
dandy.
Sunday championship games in the
American Association this year will he
confined to st. Louis, Louisville and
Brooklyn. The Green law takes Cincin-
natl olfthc list.
BARNES team is about the best one he
has ever had together. If the club fails to
make Il good showing the coming season,
Barnie will be known by some other anne
than William.
Mr.. Household, manager of the Canton,
O., base ball club, is looking for players.
Those who have not signed would do well
to address him. He is particularly II X
iOuS to secure batteries.
The National League rule of thrcc-gamc
series will be observed by the Western
League this year; l26 games will be played
by each club, aud tho season will open on
| April -.
Frank Reccius has been signed by Man
a.cr Hart 10 play with the Milwaukee
club next season. 1t is said lie is to get
81, 300. Reccius il to play second base.
He comes of a base hall family.
Ii the past lie q criterion IT, by, it is not
likely that many persons would van TO
engage in a stock enterprise in the future
with the '~'diSgruntled stockholders' of
the Allegheny club, especially if the or
gauizatiUn needed money to keep il alive
after the capital stock had been paid in.
1t is limited that President Hewitt, OF
the WaShin%tOns, is not y pnpular han in
League circles, and is IrOhen out OF all the
lnore important meetings. This is taken
rs evidence by WaShiugtonians that the
club of that city is not desired as a mem
her Of the League. The plot thickenS.
The New England League has voted
that the salary lat O each club, exclusive
Of manager, shall not exceed 81 200 a,
month. This will have the effect of
placing the clubs more on an equal foot
ing than last season. This rule will be
enforced, for every club president will
have to file a bond of $500 by March |. in
which a clause will be inserted covering
the salary limit.